The Second Escapist Community?s Top 100 Games [Voting Closed]
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
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Dragon Age: Origins
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The Legend of Zelda
Dragon Age: Origins
The Witcher 2(PC)
Dragon Age Origins(PC)
Mass Effect 2(PC)
Gothic 2(PC)
Neverwinter Nights(PC)
PS: This list might be a bit too "RPG'ish",but those are my favorite games of all time(some of them at least).
Dragon Age Origins(PC)
Mass Effect 2(PC)
Gothic 2(PC)
Neverwinter Nights(PC)
PS: This list might be a bit too "RPG'ish",but those are my favorite games of all time(some of them at least).
Rome: Total War
Portal
Fallout 3
Red Alert 2
Battle for Middle-Earth
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Portal
Fallout 3
Red Alert 2
Battle for Middle-Earth
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Rome: Total War: Reeeaaaallly fun hybrid of civilization and combat focused RTS. Get to play Roman era nations and factions. (Barbarian Invasion, the expansion pack, moves it up to the Christian era when Rome begins to fragment and eventually collapse). You take care of all the resource gathering (denarii, money, from taxes, trade, mining, farming and diplomacy) and construction of buildings, as well as troop deployment on a turn based campaign map. Then battles are auto-resolve or real time. It's focused heavily on formations (which I LOOOOVVEEEE) and some units have different abilities, like fire arrows, thrown pila (bendy spears, sing.: pilum), testudo (shield shell) and the shooting circle. Don't feeling large scale empire management? No problem! You can set up skirmishes from troop # and type right down to the individual armour and experience of a particular unit.
Portal: everything you've heard and more. Started as an appetite wetter and turned into a feast. It brought puzzle games back to the frontlines after a decade or so of being overshadowed by the FPS and RPG giants. Simple to pick up and learn (all of like 4 buttons or so you need). It's all how you use your portals to navigate the courses. The storyline isn't as in-depth as in Portal 2 but it's still very good and Portal 2 owes most if not all its success to Portal 1. If you haven't, go play them both now.
Fallout 3: Uh...where to start? The post-apocalyptic aesthetic and ambiance, the awesome characters, the skill system, the epic storyline, the sheer fun of it all. I'll let it speak for itself.
Red Alert 2: It was a tough pick from the Command and Conquer series. Most of them are very, very good. Classic RTS with resource gathering. Cold War era face-off Allies vs. Communists with sci-fi technology. The variety of units makes for very fun ways of taking on an enemy. The campaign is full of win and teaches you how to use each of your units. Hours and hours of fun. It's probably my third most overplayed game (next to Pokemon and Rome:TW).
Battle for Middle-Earth: Lords of the Rings RTS. During the War of the Ring era which most people know of. Follow the war by helping the rise of Isengard and the victory of Mordor or protect the ring by saving Rohan and riding to Gondor to crush the armies of Sauron. The visuals are amazing for an RTS. Simply put, it's perty. Good unit mixtures. The structures are node based (you fight over the spots you put buildings) and the resources are automatic from your factions farms and fairly hands-off (evil army still cutsallowing you to focus on commanding your troops.
Portal: everything you've heard and more. Started as an appetite wetter and turned into a feast. It brought puzzle games back to the frontlines after a decade or so of being overshadowed by the FPS and RPG giants. Simple to pick up and learn (all of like 4 buttons or so you need). It's all how you use your portals to navigate the courses. The storyline isn't as in-depth as in Portal 2 but it's still very good and Portal 2 owes most if not all its success to Portal 1. If you haven't, go play them both now.
Fallout 3: Uh...where to start? The post-apocalyptic aesthetic and ambiance, the awesome characters, the skill system, the epic storyline, the sheer fun of it all. I'll let it speak for itself.
Red Alert 2: It was a tough pick from the Command and Conquer series. Most of them are very, very good. Classic RTS with resource gathering. Cold War era face-off Allies vs. Communists with sci-fi technology. The variety of units makes for very fun ways of taking on an enemy. The campaign is full of win and teaches you how to use each of your units. Hours and hours of fun. It's probably my third most overplayed game (next to Pokemon and Rome:TW).
Battle for Middle-Earth: Lords of the Rings RTS. During the War of the Ring era which most people know of. Follow the war by helping the rise of Isengard and the victory of Mordor or protect the ring by saving Rohan and riding to Gondor to crush the armies of Sauron. The visuals are amazing for an RTS. Simply put, it's perty. Good unit mixtures. The structures are node based (you fight over the spots you put buildings) and the resources are automatic from your factions farms and fairly hands-off (evil army still cutsallowing you to focus on commanding your troops.
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Super Smash Brothers Melee
Mario Kart Double Dash
Pikmin 2
Bioshock
Super Smash Brothers Melee
Mario Kart Double Dash
Pikmin 2
Bioshock
Final Fantasy 6
Metal Gear Solid 3
The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Final Fantasy 10
Metal Gear Solid 3
The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Final Fantasy 10
Super Mario Bros. 3
--This introduced the themed environment ideas to the franchise, had a ton of cool power ups, and was one of the most well polished games on the system. Perhaps the best platformer ever made.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
--Majora's Mask had a fantastically grim atmosphere, and its design turned the game into one giant puzzle. Wind Waker actually felt like an adventure, which is something most adventure games fail to deliver. Twilight Princess takes the idea of Ocarina's formula and applies it on a much larger scale (Twilight Princes is to Ocarina as Link to the Past is to The Legend of Zelda). However, Ocarina of Time felt like the best package in the entire series--the story, size, gameplay--it is all perfect. Truly, a timeless classic.
Shadow of the Colossus
--It takes a lot of talent to make a game about sword fighting, horseback riding, archery (which works while riding the horse), and climbing vine-covered walls without reducing itself to an Ocarina rip-off. Sure, it's easy to tell Ocarina was the biggest gameplay influence, but the presentation and basic idea is so different. The world is vast, but empty. There are no dungeons or towns. There's really no reason to explore other than wanting to see a beautiful, secluded world. The entire design is minimalistic; the gameplay is composed entirely of climbing, running, swording, bowing, and horsing, and it has a "draw your own conclusions" type of story. This is one of the few examples of minimalistic story-telling that I actually enjoyed, and although the gameplay should have been a lot tighter, it is one of the best experiences offered in gaming.
Sweet Home
--The only game on my list you may not have heard of. This is an 8-bit survival horror RPG that was released on the Famicon in 1989 on the same day as the film it was based on. Being an early licensed game that was actually good, it should be no surprise that Capcom was behind this game. It is pretty much the predecessor to Resident Evil, and I find Sweet Home to be the better experience. The story has a very sudden pacing. This happens because most of it is delivered through notes and hidden messages that the party finds throughout the mansion. This leads to many shocking developments as the story gets darker and darker. With its grim story and gore, this game could have easily earned an M rating, and unlike most M's, it would live up to the word "mature".
Chrono Trigger
--Hopefully, most of you have played this one. It has a fantastic combat system that lets your characters work together. While the story may not sound impressive on paper, it's how they build it up that I love. Each era has its own little sub-plot that build up into one great whole. Although I do not think it's the best game on this list, it is my favorite game of all time. Hmm...maybe I should have saved my time pun for this one. Oh well, it worked just as well with Ocarina.
--This introduced the themed environment ideas to the franchise, had a ton of cool power ups, and was one of the most well polished games on the system. Perhaps the best platformer ever made.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
--Majora's Mask had a fantastically grim atmosphere, and its design turned the game into one giant puzzle. Wind Waker actually felt like an adventure, which is something most adventure games fail to deliver. Twilight Princess takes the idea of Ocarina's formula and applies it on a much larger scale (Twilight Princes is to Ocarina as Link to the Past is to The Legend of Zelda). However, Ocarina of Time felt like the best package in the entire series--the story, size, gameplay--it is all perfect. Truly, a timeless classic.
Shadow of the Colossus
--It takes a lot of talent to make a game about sword fighting, horseback riding, archery (which works while riding the horse), and climbing vine-covered walls without reducing itself to an Ocarina rip-off. Sure, it's easy to tell Ocarina was the biggest gameplay influence, but the presentation and basic idea is so different. The world is vast, but empty. There are no dungeons or towns. There's really no reason to explore other than wanting to see a beautiful, secluded world. The entire design is minimalistic; the gameplay is composed entirely of climbing, running, swording, bowing, and horsing, and it has a "draw your own conclusions" type of story. This is one of the few examples of minimalistic story-telling that I actually enjoyed, and although the gameplay should have been a lot tighter, it is one of the best experiences offered in gaming.
Sweet Home
--The only game on my list you may not have heard of. This is an 8-bit survival horror RPG that was released on the Famicon in 1989 on the same day as the film it was based on. Being an early licensed game that was actually good, it should be no surprise that Capcom was behind this game. It is pretty much the predecessor to Resident Evil, and I find Sweet Home to be the better experience. The story has a very sudden pacing. This happens because most of it is delivered through notes and hidden messages that the party finds throughout the mansion. This leads to many shocking developments as the story gets darker and darker. With its grim story and gore, this game could have easily earned an M rating, and unlike most M's, it would live up to the word "mature".
Chrono Trigger
--Hopefully, most of you have played this one. It has a fantastic combat system that lets your characters work together. While the story may not sound impressive on paper, it's how they build it up that I love. Each era has its own little sub-plot that build up into one great whole. Although I do not think it's the best game on this list, it is my favorite game of all time. Hmm...maybe I should have saved my time pun for this one. Oh well, it worked just as well with Ocarina.
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Okami
Mass Effect 1
Fallout 3
The Witcher 2
Even in this particular order.
Okami
Mass Effect 1
Fallout 3
The Witcher 2
Even in this particular order.
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